From Lion’s Mane supplements to mushroom 'leather' shoes, mushrooms are having a moment right now. But the trend isn't new—these 19th-century women were among the world's first fungi fans. Beatrix ...

Mycorrhizal fungi grow on and around plant roots and form a symbiotic relationship with plants, transporting nutrients and water to host plants.

Truffles, known for their earthy taste and aroma, are considered a gourmet delicacy and are thus highly sought-after fungi. Because truffles come from the fungus family, most people assume they're ...

The moss spores germinated after enduring space outside of the ISS. Dr. Chang-hyun Maeng and Maika Kobayashi, CC BY-SA Mosses are shockingly tough. Some live in Earth’s most extreme environments, ...

SINGAPORE - For about a decade, Dr Chen Shiling, 44, felt like a lone voice in the wilderness. Seeing a gap in how Singapore’s healthcare system diagnosed and treated people with intellectual ...

A new scientific review suggests that mushrooms may offer more than just low-calorie nutrition. A group of authors analyzed human studies to see whether eating mushrooms could improve markers of heart ...

Moss spores survived in outer space for a majority of 2022, and could even reproduce as usual when they were eventually returned to Earth, according to a new study from researchers who say their ...

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On 4 March 2022, astronauts locked 20,000 moss spores outside the International Space Station and left them exposed to the rigours of space for 283 days. They then rescued the spores and returned them ...

Mosses thrive in the most extreme environments on Earth, from the peaks of the Himalayas to the sands of Death Valley, the Antarctic tundra to the lava fields of active volcanoes. Inspired by moss's ...

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Moss spores have survived a prolonged trip to space, scientists reveal. The spores spent nine months on the outside of the International Space Station (ISS) before returning to our planet, and over 80 ...